Sunday, 7 September 2014

Luffa rainbow curry

Luffa rainbow curry
Luffa rainbow curry


                                     Recipe summary 
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                                    Luffa rainbow curry

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes

Serves: 4

1. Peel one luffa with a potato peeler. Slice into ½ inch cubes.
Luffa
Luffa


2. 1 green bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes.
1 small red bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes.
1 small yellow bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes.
100 grams French beans sliced lengthwise into ½ inch slices.
Ingredients
1 carrot peeled and cut into ¼ inch cubes.

3. Roast 100 grams  mung bean before starting to cook. place the broken bean in a plate and roast microwave for one and half minute or dry roast in a wok.

Boil the bean in a saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce the fire let it cook in slow fire until it becomes soft and begins to disintegrate. It will take around 15 minutes. Do not cover the pan.


Luffa rainbow curry
Luffa rainbow curry


3. In a large saucepan or a wok heat 3 tablespoon oil. When the  oil is hot add 1 onion chopped coarsely,  10 curry leaves chopped, 3 cloves garlic sliced thinly,  ½ inch ginger chopped fine,  1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds,  carrot pieces, French beans slices and fry for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add one cup water ½ teaspoon salt and cook the beans and carrot till it is done.
Ingredients

4. Add the three sliced bell peppers and boiled mung bean and stir fry for 1 minute.

5. Add 1 green chili seeded sliced thinly, and luffa pieces.
 Cover and cook till luffa is cooked.

 Add  ½ cup coconut milk,  and 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder, stir well and cook for 2 minutes.
Taste for seasoning and adjust.


Luffa rainbow curry is ready.
                                  
                                     Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

                    

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes
Serves: 4

Luffa
Luffa
Ingredients

Luffa, French beans and carrot
Luffa, French beans and carrot

Main
1 luffa sliced into ½ inch cubes
1 green bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes
1 small red bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes
1 small yellow bell pepper chopped into ½ inch cubes
100 grams French beans sliced lengthwise into ½ inch slices
1 carrot peeled and cut into ¼ inch cubes
100 grams mung bean.
Others
1 onion chopped coarsely
10 curry leaves chopped
3 cloves garlic sliced thinly
1 green chili seeded sliced thinly
1 cup coconut milk (more can be added)
½ teaspoon salt
½ inch ginger chopped fine
3 tablespoon vegetable oil of your choice



Ingredients for Luffa rainbow curry
Ingredients for Luffa rainbow curry
Spices
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon pepper powder


Ingredients for Luffa rainbow curry
Ingredients for Luffa rainbow curry

Preparation

Brief introduction to luffa vegetable is found in blog post “Luffa squash soup”

Peel the luffa with a potato peeler. Slice into ½ inch cubes.
Roast the mung bean before starting to cook. place the broken bean in a plate and roast microwave for one and half minute or dry roast in a wok.
Boil the bean in a saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce the fire let it cook in slow fire until it becomes soft and begins to disintegrate. It will take around 15 minutes. Do not cover the pan
Boiled mung bean
Boiled mung bean


Method
In a large saucepan or a wok heat the oil. When the oil is hot add onion, curry leaves, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic, carrot pieces, French beans slices and fry for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add one cup water, salt  and cook the beans and carrot till it is done.


Add the three sliced bell peppers. and boiled mung bean. stir for 1 minute.

Bean and vegetables added
Bean and  vegetables added

Add green chili and luffa pieces..

Luffa added
Luffa added
Cover and cook till luffa is cooked.


Cooking halfway
Cooking halfway
Add coconut milk and pepper powder, stir well and cook for 2 minutes


Adding coconut cream towards the end
Adding coconut cream towards the end
Add coconut milk and pepper powder, stir well and cook for 2 minutes.
Taste for seasoning and adjust.
The curry is ready.
Final curry
Final curry


Serve the curry with rice of bread.

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